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PRELIMS 2017 REVISION TEST 06 Please consider negative marking and convert your score for 200 marks. It is just to guess your probable cutoff marks. Though not prefect this will help you gauge your progress Share Your Scores in the comment box

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 09 May 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. DIPP & WIPO to set up Technology and Innovation Support Centers The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have signed an agreement to establish Technology […]

SECURE SYNOPSIS: 09 May 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of […]

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 09 May 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS […]

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 09 May 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society 1) Write a note on leftist, rightist and centrist political philosophies. Critically examine why the Right […]

Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 5) “Executed properly, Aadhaar could become a central pillar of India’s “neighbourhood first” policy, culminating in the creation of a unique digital South Asian identity.” In the light of the statement, discuss how Aadhaar could be a good foreign policy tool. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) Should prisons become a default facility for those with mental illness? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. 2) Two decades after signing the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, India is yet to ratify it. Discuss the significance of this Convention and why India should sign it. (200 Words) […]

Topic: Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society 1) Write a note on leftist, rightist and centrist political philosophies. Critically examine why the Right is in ascendence across the world and Left is seeing a decline. (200 Words) The Hindu